Pulmonary embolism and its diagnostic problems
Authors:
T. Olos 1,2; F. Burša 3
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika dětského lékařství, Oddělení pediatrické resuscitační a intenzivní péče, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava, Přednosta: doc. MUDr. Michal Hladík, PhD.
1; Letecká záchranná služba, územní středisko záchranné služby, Ostrava, Ředitel: MUDr. Roman Gřegoř
2; Anesteziologicko - resuscitační klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava, Přednosta: MUDr. Jan Jahoda
3
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2011; 91(11): 669-673
Category:
Diagnostis
Overview
Pulmonary embolism is the most serious clinical sign of thromboembolism. Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism represents a very complicated medicinal problem even nowadays. Clinical suspicion of pulmonary embolism needs to be confirmated by modern diagnostic tools. According to recent studies, the wide use of CT angiography during pulmonary embolism diagnosis has led to “overdiagnosis” of this disease and a large number of patients proceed with the unnecessary risk of anticoagulation treatment.
Keywords:
pulmonary embolism, thromboembolism, CTA-angiopulmography.
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